Latest Nickel News

Blackstone Minerals has cleared a key regulatory hurdle at its Mankayan Copper-Gold Project, lifting a Cease and Desist Order and initiating a Pre-Feasibility Study. The company also strengthened its board with mining veteran Mark Williams and reported a solid cash position of $14.6 million.

Yugo Metals (ASX:YUG) secured government approval for its Petrovo tenement in Bosnia, while initial drilling at Sinjakovo’s Kovacevac and Erak prospects delivered promising polymetallic results. The company also appointed Petar Tomašević as permanent CEO, positioning itself for further exploration progress.

Western Mines Group reported strong March quarter progress at Mulga Tank, delivering high-grade nickel sulphide results and expanding its project portfolio with new acquisitions and a magnesite supply MoU.

Chalice Mining has bolstered its leadership and financing strategy while advancing a Feasibility Study for its Gonneville palladium-nickel-copper project, amid improving market conditions and promising exploration results.

Panther Metals has progressed key technical and strategic initiatives during the March quarter, focusing on deeper drilling and metallurgical sampling at Burtville East, while revisiting the Coglia nickel project amid improving market conditions.

Solara Minerals has identified compelling gold targets at Wilgeena through soil sampling and progressed drilling at Degrussa West, while maintaining a solid cash position to support ongoing exploration.

Verity Resources has completed an 11,000m drilling campaign at its Monument Gold Project, confirming and extending a 154,000oz inferred gold resource with high-grade, consistent intercepts and strong metallurgical recoveries.

Leeuwin Metals has delivered strong early results from its 10,000m drilling campaign at Evanston, extending high-grade gold mineralisation beyond the existing resource at the Marda Gold Project.

Terra Metals has linked two drill holes to reveal a 172.4-metre continuous zone of platinum group metals, copper, and nickel mineralisation at its Southwest Prospect, Dante Project, with high-grade pockets up to 31.11 g/t PGE3. The system remains open for expansion along strike and at depth.

Nickel Industries delivered its strongest quarterly earnings since late 2023, propelled by a 222% jump in ore sales and significant margin improvements across its nickel processing operations amid favourable regulatory changes and rising nickel prices.

Nimy Resources has identified significant extensions to its high-grade gallium deposit at Mons Block 3 and shipped test material to the US as part of a strategic partnership. A scoping study is underway to evaluate mining and processing economics, while regional exploration continues across multiple targets.

Ardea Resources is progressing its Kalgoorlie Nickel Project’s Definitive Feasibility Study with strong financial and strategic support from a Japanese Consortium and government export banks, aiming to secure a major nickel-cobalt supply chain.